Editors' Note on the 5 March 2013 Issue
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2013)

Editorials5 March 2013Editors' Note on the 5 March 2013 IssueThe EditorsThe EditorsSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-158-5-201303050-00009 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Annals readers will likely note 2 atypical aspects of the 5 March 2013 issue. First, although Annals currently publishes very few supplements, this issue includes a supplement on the important topic of patient safety. Supplement articles summarize evidence for several patient safety strategies and are derived from the work of an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality–funded project, “Making Health Care Safer II: An Updated Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices” (1). Paul Shekelle, Peter Pronovost, and Robert Wachter led the project and, along with Jaya Rao and Cynthia Mulrow (Annals Associate Editor and Senior Deputy Editor, ...References1. Shekelle PG, Wachter RM, Pronovost PJ, Schoelles K, McDonald KM, Dy SM, et al. Making Health Care Safer II: An Updated Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices. (Prepared by the Southern California-RAND Evidence-based Practice Center under contract HHSA290200710062I.) Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2013. [Forthcoming]. Google Scholar2. Shekelle PG, Pronovost PJ, Wachter RM, McDonald KM, Schoelles K, Dy SM, et al. The top patient safety strategies that can be encouraged for adoption now. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158:365-8. LinkGoogle Scholar3. Green MJ, Rieck R. Missed it. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158:357-61. LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Disclosures: None disclosed.Corresponding Author: Annals of Internal Medicine, American College of Physicians, 190 N. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoAnnals Graphic Medicine - Missed It Michael J. Green and Ray Rieck The Top Patient Safety Strategies That Can Be Encouraged for Adoption Now Paul G. Shekelle , Peter J. Pronovost , Robert M. Wachter , Kathryn M. McDonald , Karen Schoelles , Sydney M. Dy , Kaveh Shojania , James T. Reston , Alyce S. Adams , Peter B. Angood , David W. Bates , Leonard Bickman , Pascale Carayon , Sir Liam Donaldson , Naihua Duan , Donna O. Farley , Trisha Greenhalgh , John L. Haughom , Eileen Lake , Richard Lilford , Kathleen N. Lohr , Gregg S. Meyer , Marlene R. Miller , Duncan V. Neuhauser , Gery Ryan , Sanjay Saint , Stephen M. Shortell , David P. Stevens , and Kieran Walshe Metrics Cited byBeyond Graphic Novels: Illustrated Scholarly Discourse and the History of Educational Comics 5 March 2013Volume 158, Issue 5_Part_1Page: 349KeywordsConflicts of interestHealth careHealth care providersHealth care qualityHealth services researchRisk managementSafety ePublished: 5 March 2013 Issue Published: 5 March 2013 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2013 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...